| Babe Thomas | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: August 4, 1902 Portland, Oregon | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| EL: 1924, for the Waterbury Brasscos | |
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Charles "Babe" G. Thomas was a professional baseball first baseman
Early life and semi-professional career edit
Charles G. Thomas was born in Portland, Oregon on August 4, 1902.[1] He received the nickname "Babe" by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Thomas when he was an infant.[2] Babe Thomas went to Franklin High School in Portland.[2] At Franklin, Thomas played baseball, basketball and football.[2] In 1919, Thomas started playing semi-professional baseball in Portland.[2] He played for the Arleta club for four seasons (1919–1923).[2] In that time, Thomas never batted under .300.[2] In 1922 and 1923, Thomas played limited games for Coqulle semi-pro team in Coos Bay, Oregon.[2]
Professional career edit
Thomas signed with the Portland Beavers on February 24, 1924.[2] The Oregonian wrote that Thomas "is a clean-cut, modest, ambitious youngster and he is a hawk with a baseball. Also, he can hit. He bats left-handed and hits [them] hard and far".[2] They also wrote the it was unlikely Thomas would make the team out of spring training since he was "only 20" and had "not filled out yet".[2] Thomas announced that he planned to use the money from his baseball contract to go to college.[2] By March 1, Thomas reported to spring training for the Beavers in Stockton, California.[3] The Oregonian wrote on March 8, that Thomas was performance in spring camp was "promising" and "any way you look at it, he's promising".[4] There was talk in the training camp of possibly converting Thomas to a pitcher.[5] However, no serious conversion was ever implemented. On March 22, Thomas was placed on the disabled list after a baseball struck him in the chin and split his lip.[6] By April 2, Thomas was leading the Beavers in batting average.[7] Before the start of the season, Thomas was optioned to the Waterbury Brasscos of the Class-A Eastern League.[8] With the Waterbury club, Thomas batted .277 with 96 hits, seven doubles and seven triples in 88 games played.[9] He was credited as "Henry" while playing for the Brasscos.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Babe Thomas Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Untitled". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. 24 February 1924. p. 75.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Gregory, L. H. (1 March 1924). "Five Beavers Shove Off For Stockton Training Camp". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 12.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ McCool, James H. (8 March 1924). "Thomas Showing Well". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 12.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ McCool, James H. (11 March 1924). "Polle's Absence Cause of Switch; Beavers Infield Changed in Workout Yesterday". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 14.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Cox Signs Contract and Joins Beavers". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. 22 March 1924. p. 14.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ McCool, James H. (2 April 1924). "Beavers Display Hitting Prowess; Slugging Contest Results in Practice Contest". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 14.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Gressett is Released". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. 12 June 1924. p. 14.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b "Henry Thomas Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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